✨ Allow preselect to use a string

resources/lib/method.py

@@ -80,6 +80,24 @@ def _get_path_or_str(string):
         from jurialmunkey.futils import load_filecontent
         return str(load_filecontent(string))
 
+    def _get_preselected_items(string):
+        if not string:
+            return -1
+        try:
+            return int(string)
+        except TypeError:
+            return -1
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+        items = _split_items(kwargs.get('list') or '')
+        if not items:
+            return -1
+        if len(items) == 0:
+            return -1
+        if string not in items:
+            return -1
+        return items.index(string)
+
     dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog()
 
     dialog_standard_routes = {
@@ -145,14 +163,14 @@ def _get_path_or_str(string):
             'params': (
                 ('heading', str, ''),
                 ('list', _split_items, ''),
-                ('autoclose', int, 0), ('preselect', int, 0), ('useDetails', boolean, False), )
+                ('autoclose', int, 0), ('preselect', _get_preselected_items, -1), ('useDetails', boolean, False), )
         },
         'multiselect': {
             'func': dialog.select,
             'params': (
                 ('heading', str, ''),
                 ('list', _split_items, ''),
-                ('autoclose', int, 0), ('preselect', int, 0), ('useDetails', boolean, False), )
+                ('autoclose', int, 0), ('preselect', _get_preselected_items, -1), ('useDetails', boolean, False), )
         },
     }